This wiki is HCLE's loading dock. Most physical museums have physical loading docks, places where artifacts and materials are collected before being properly processed. The HCLE wiki is the digital equivalent of that space. Here, we collect materials, sketch plans, discuss standards and procedures, and report our progress. We also use this space to house simple exhibits, particularly of HCLE's EdTech Pioneers and other stories. We're not the only virtual museum, or organization studying the effect of computing on education and learning, so we also collect links to similar organizations.
Collection
We are working from a huge collection of documents and artifacts, primarily gathered by HCLE's founder, Liza Loop. There are old computers and computer controlled toys, hundreds of programs developed to teach you-name-it, newsletters from early computer clubs, research reports, books and magazines, personal correspondence and much more. Most of this material is not currently available on the web. It should be accessible for scholars, teachers, learners, hobbyists and history buffs.
Catalog
As the proof of concept develops, we'll provide a glimpse of the catalog - the main portal for researchers where every document will be available and searchable after it has been scanned. This may not be the most heavily visited page, but it may be the most valuable both for HCLE staff and outside researchers wanting to see what's available in our collection.
Some stories stand out because they are about the Pioneers who made early, serious contributions the the field of educational technology. These are our unsung heroes who deserve to be recognized for their work. They have wisdom that will help us create better learning environments for the future.Ed Tech Pioneers are people who were instrumental in using computing for teaching and/or learning. Although some came from the fledgling computing industry, most were teachers, professors, engineers and hobbyists who wanted to share their discoveries about computing with others. Their focus was (and is) on people, not machines or software.
Many people developed the computing technologies and software that learners and students used. Often, these innovators were not specifically targeting education although their impact in this field was significant. Find out about them in this section.
If you have stories about how you learned to compute before 1990, this is the place they should be. We want to know what your goals were, how you went about learning, who and what helped, what got in your way or frustrated you. This is about you and learning, not details about hardware or software beyond what is needed to give your story context.
Preliminary Exhibits
Academic Journals: University scholars address educational computing practice and import
The loading dock
This wiki is HCLE's loading dock. Most physical museums have physical loading docks, places where artifacts and materials are collected before being properly processed. The HCLE wiki is the digital equivalent of that space. Here, we collect materials, sketch plans, discuss standards and procedures, and report our progress. We also use this space to house simple exhibits, particularly of HCLE's EdTech Pioneers and other stories. We're not the only virtual museum, or organization studying the effect of computing on education and learning, so we also collect links to similar organizations.Collection
We are working from a huge collection of documents and artifacts, primarily gathered by HCLE's founder, Liza Loop. There are old computers and computer controlled toys, hundreds of programs developed to teach you-name-it, newsletters from early computer clubs, research reports, books and magazines, personal correspondence and much more. Most of this material is not currently available on the web. It should be accessible for scholars, teachers, learners, hobbyists and history buffs.Catalog
As the proof of concept develops, we'll provide a glimpse of the catalog - the main portal for researchers where every document will be available and searchable after it has been scanned. This may not be the most heavily visited page, but it may be the most valuable both for HCLE staff and outside researchers wanting to see what's available in our collection.Exhibits
Some stories stand out because they are about the Pioneers who made early, serious contributions the the field of educational technology. These are our unsung heroes who deserve to be recognized for their work. They have wisdom that will help us create better learning environments for the future. Ed Tech Pioneers are people who were instrumental in using computing for teaching and/or learning. Although some came from the fledgling computing industry, most were teachers, professors, engineers and hobbyists who wanted to share their discoveries about computing with others. Their focus was (and is) on people, not machines or software.HCLE's Pioneers
Many people developed the computing technologies and software that learners and students used. Often, these innovators were not specifically targeting education although their impact in this field was significant. Find out about them in this section.Supporting Innovators and Inventors
If you have stories about how you learned to compute before 1990, this is the place they should be. We want to know what your goals were, how you went about learning, who and what helped, what got in your way or frustrated you. This is about you and learning, not details about hardware or software beyond what is needed to give your story context.Ed Tech Stories -
Preliminary Exhibits
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